Let us think beyond 'self esteem'. I feel the notion of 'self-estimate' as far more robust and accurate. 

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Advertise yourself or die. 

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ENERGY VAMPIRES: people who TAKE and sap away more energy than they give you.

Let us not be fooled: our energy (and life) is limited. Therefore be very very very very very choosy on who you decide to give your energy to (or not):

An individualistic economics perspective:

Let us remember the first notion of “economics” is actually regarding home economics (Aristotle on Home Economics [Greek is Οἰκονομικά and Latin is Oeconomica]). “Oikos” as referring to “home”.

Also Hesiod on home economics (Works and Days, and his theories on household management— like starting your own farm, getting a woman maid, getting an ox, etc).

MORE: https://erickimphotography.com/blog/2020/08/31/individual-economics/

From a millennial perspective: https://erickimphotography.com/blog/2020/08/31/what-do-millenials-want/

Your voice is your own voice and cannot and *should not* be changed. 

When in doubt, prioritize your own body and personal form, physique and bodily composition above all.

Why help others?

Certainly it is not a universal 'rule' or duty for everyone. When it comes to duties, I believe all duties should be self-imposed. You only pursue a duty because you personally care for it, or because you personally have dictated to yourself:

For myself it has been simply a matter of my personal ethics:

Or in other words:

To be 'critical' comes from the Ancient Greek 'kritikos' which literally means "to judge". Thus when it comes to any knowledge, informations, opinions or ideas... go to the source (primary documents, not human-centipede secondary documents) and judge for yourself.

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A further inquiry on why we think laziness is a vice: https://erickimphotography.com/blog/2020/08/26/why-is-laziness-seen-as-a-vice/